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Readmission After COPD Exacerbation Scale: determining 30-day readmission risk for COPD patients

BACKGROUND: COPD affects over 13 million Americans, and accounts for over half a million hospitalizations annually. The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, established by the Affordable Care Act requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reduce payments to hospitals with excess r...

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Autores principales: Lau, Christine SM, Siracuse, Brianna L, Chamberlain, Ronald S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721034
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S136768